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From: Hadron on 17 Jun 2010 11:18
JEDIDIAH <jedi(a)nomad.mishnet> writes:

> On 2010-06-17, Hadron <hadronquark(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Ignoramus27711 <ignoramus27711(a)NOSPAM.27711.invalid> writes:
>>
>>> On 2010-06-16, JEDIDIAH <jedi(a)nomad.mishnet> wrote:
>>>> On 2010-06-16, Ignoramus27711 <ignoramus27711(a)NOSPAM.27711.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to convert some Microsoft TTF TrueType fonts to bitmapped
>>>>> fonts, to generate several fonts of differing size.
>>>>>
>>>>> I had some success with utility ttf2bdf from Freetype1 library. (and
>>>>> subsequent use of bdftopcf).
>>>>
>>>> Why bother anymore?
>>>>
>>>
>>> What exactly are you trying to say?
>>>
>>> i
>>
>> A lot of words with little content. Its what Jed does.
>
> It's 2010. What exactly would you want with a BDF font Hadron?


What is what other people want any concern of yours? And you're the one
that preaches about what people SHOULD want in terms of portable
music/video players? Jed, don't be silly.
From: Ignoramus24975 on 17 Jun 2010 13:34
On 2010-06-16, J G Miller <miller(a)yoyo.ORG> wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 at 16:08:17h -0500, Ignoramus27711 declared:
>
>> So, I want to find some tool to convert TTF fonts to bitmapped Unix
>> fonts (PCF).
>
> Have you tried fontforge?
>
> <http://fontforge.sourceforge.NET/>
>
> See the FAQ and
>
> "How do I convert from an outline format to a bitmap format?"

JG, thanks a lot!

Initially, fontforge was doing the same thing as other converters,
which is producing an empty font for MS Courier New (and yet, like the
rest, it worked fine with Microsoft Courier New Bold etc).

Since it has a GUI, I was able to dig a little deeper and found out
that Courier New comes with built in bitmaps for various pixel sizes,
but those bitmaps are empty. Having them was worse than not having
them.

I re-loaded Courier New and specified "no bitmaps" and created a few
sizes that I wanted. It worked perfectly, except that fontforge
crashes if I type too many point sizes in a window (funny, it crashes
right during typing). But I can live with that.

Thank You!

i
From: JEDIDIAH on 17 Jun 2010 14:09
On 2010-06-17, Hadron <hadronquark(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> JEDIDIAH <jedi(a)nomad.mishnet> writes:
>
>> On 2010-06-17, Hadron <hadronquark(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Ignoramus27711 <ignoramus27711(a)NOSPAM.27711.invalid> writes:
>>>
>>>> On 2010-06-16, JEDIDIAH <jedi(a)nomad.mishnet> wrote:
>>>>> On 2010-06-16, Ignoramus27711 <ignoramus27711(a)NOSPAM.27711.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I need to convert some Microsoft TTF TrueType fonts to bitmapped
>>>>>> fonts, to generate several fonts of differing size.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I had some success with utility ttf2bdf from Freetype1 library. (and
>>>>>> subsequent use of bdftopcf).
>>>>>
>>>>> Why bother anymore?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What exactly are you trying to say?
>>>>
>>>> i
>>>
>>> A lot of words with little content. Its what Jed does.
>>
>> It's 2010. What exactly would you want with a BDF font Hadron?
>
>
> What is what other people want any concern of yours? And you're the one

He's asking in a public forum.

Why should anyone be so defensive about it? Really.

That turns the merely strange into the somewhat suspicious.

--

Unauthorized distribution of your work is going to happen. That |||
particular genie left the bottle a long time ago. You can either be / | \
cool about it and possibly gain from it or big the biggest jerk you
can be and alienate potential fans.
From: Tim Smith on 17 Jun 2010 18:42
In article <slrni1kp6s.bmt.jedi(a)nomad.mishnet>,
JEDIDIAH <jedi(a)nomad.mishnet> wrote:
> >
> > What is what other people want any concern of yours? And you're the one
>
> He's asking in a public forum.
>
> Why should anyone be so defensive about it? Really.
>
> That turns the merely strange into the somewhat suspicious.

Yeah, wanting to use a font is suspicious. We need to keep an eye on the
guy, make sure he isn't up to something dastardly, like trying to use
ligatures, or perhaps even trying to kern. Using fonts is just a gateway
activity--best to nip it in the bud early. Thank God we've got vigilant
people like Jedidiah to spot the warnings signs.

--
--Tim Smith
From: The Natural Philosopher on 17 Jun 2010 18:51
Tim Smith wrote:
> In article <slrni1kp6s.bmt.jedi(a)nomad.mishnet>,
> JEDIDIAH <jedi(a)nomad.mishnet> wrote:
>>> What is what other people want any concern of yours? And you're the one
>> He's asking in a public forum.
>>
>> Why should anyone be so defensive about it? Really.
>>
>> That turns the merely strange into the somewhat suspicious.
>
> Yeah, wanting to use a font is suspicious. We need to keep an eye on the
> guy, make sure he isn't up to something dastardly, like trying to use
> ligatures, or perhaps even trying to kern. Using fonts is just a gateway
> activity--best to nip it in the bud early. Thank God we've got vigilant
> people like Jedidiah to spot the warnings signs.
>
Hear Hear!

Fonts are the slippery slope to Devil worship, and complete loss of the
Holy soul.

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